2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Thursday’s Reading at Lexington Game has been Postponed
Lexington, MA– Today’s heavy rain has caused the postponement of the Reading Bulldogs at Lexington Blue Sox game that was scheduled for Lexington High at 8;00 PM. It was the only game on the ICL schedule. Weather permitting, the ICL will try again on Friday when the Somerville Royals will travel to Maplewood Park to meet the Malden Maddogs at 7:45 PM.
Merchants, Blue Sox & Alibrandis Take Wednesday Wins
Bobby Losanno, Tyler Lyne, Anthony Cecere and Bryant Dana had two hits each, and Scott Searles added a double and two RBI, when the Merchants held off the Malden Maddogs 8-6 in Wakefield. The Maddogs made things interesting when they scored six times in the top of the seventh. Joseph Maguire stayed perfect at 3-0 throwing five innings of three hit ball with six K’s. In Melrose, the Lexington Blue Sox pulled away from the Americans 9-3 at Morelli Field. The Sox got homers from Ross Curley, Julian Alvarez and Zach Stevens to pace their 16 hit attack. Borja Jones-Berasaluce (1-0) picked up the win. Dave Center stayed hot for the Americans going a perfect 3-3 with a double. Alibrandis erased a 2-0 Andre Chiefs lead to take a 4-2 win at Maplewood. Sean Sullivan (2-0) picked up the win while Brian Tanguy chalked up his second save. Juan Parra and Teddy Dziuba each had two hits and an RBI for Alibrandis. Zack Kirby (1-1) took the loss for the Chiefs despite striking out 13 batters. The Blue Sox host the Reading Bulldogs at Lexington High in the only game on the Thursday ICL schedule.
Alibrandis Take 6-3 Road Win Over Maddogs
Chris Costa and Ryan Corriveau combined on a five-hitter, striking out eight, to get Alibrandis past the Malden Maddogs 6-3 at Maplewood. Alibrandis scored three times in the top of the sixth inning to gain the win. Blaine McLean struck out six in four innings for Malden while Ben Burke (0-1) took the loss. Both the Chiefs-Blue Sox game in Lexington and the Bulldogs-Royals contest at Trum Field were washed out. On Wednesday, the Maddogs meet the Wakefield Merchants at Walsh Field at 6:00 PM, the Americans host the Blue Sox at Morelli Field at 7:30 PM, and Alibrandis visits the Chiefs at Maplewood at 8:00 PM.
Americans & Chiefs Gain Monday Wins
Ronnie Luke and John Witkowski combined on a five-hiiter when the Americans beat the Wakefield Merchants 5-1 in Melrose on Monday night. Charlie Huegi, Nick Cordeau and Jackson Stanton each had two hits for the Americans. Luke (1-0) went four innings to get the win while Witkowski worked the final three frames to record the long save. Greg Johnson (0-1) took the loss for the Merchants. At Maplewood, the Andre Chiefs got a solo homer from Matt Nuzzo and a two RBI triple from Ben Waldrip on the way to a 4-2 win over the Somerville Royals. Lefty Tim Dunphy (2-0) scattered seven hits in six innings to pick up his second win of the season. Closer David Kerns worked a hitless seventh to chalk up his third save. Ryan Noone picked up two hits and a RBI for the Royals. Seattle Mariners product Paul Covelle (0-1) was tagged with the loss despite striking out seven in five innings. Three ICL games are on the Tuesday night schedule. Alibrandis travels to Maplewood to visit the Malden Maddogs at 7:45 PM, the Chiefs meet the Blue Sox in Lexington at 8:00 PM and the Royals host the Reading Bulldogs at Trum Field at 8:30 PM.